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Overview

Christopher M. Powers is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily within medicine and engineering, with a focus on subfields such as surgery, biomedical engineering, and orthopedics and sports medicine.

Their work concentrates on several key topics, including:

  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Sports Performance and Training

Christopher M. Powers has published extensively in several well-recognized journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • Clinical Biomechanics
  • Physical Therapy in Sport

Among their recent papers are:

  • REPORT-PFP: a consensus from the International Patellofemoral Research Network to improve REPORTing of quantitative PatelloFemoral Pain studies, 2021, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • A Biomechanical Review of the Squat Exercise: Implications for Clinical Practice, 2024, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
  • Confidence to Return to Play After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Influenced by Quadriceps Strength Symmetry and Injury Mechanism, 2021, Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Addition of specific hip strengthening exercises to conventional rehabilitation therapy for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Clinical Rehabilitation
  • Trunk Inclination During Squatting is a Better Predictor of the Knee-Extensor Moment Than Shank Inclination, 2021, Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Rachel K. Straub
  • Thomas A. Demirjian
  • John V. Crues
  • Jordan Cannon
  • George J. Salem

The main fields of study within which Christopher M. Powers operates include medicine, with 114 publications, and engineering, with 47 publications. Their subfield contributions are notably strong in surgery (51 publications), biomedical engineering (45 publications), and orthopedics and sports medicine (44 publications).

Best Publications

  • Understanding and Preventing Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries A Review of the Hunt Valley II Meeting, January 2005

    Letha Y. Griffin;Marjorie J. Albohm;Elizabeth A. Arendt;Roald Bahr

  • The Influence of Abnormal Hip Mechanics on Knee Injury: A Biomechanical Perspective

    Christopher M. Powers

  • The Influence of Altered Lower-Extremity Kinematics on Patellofemoral Joint Dysfunction: A Theoretical Perspective

    Christopher M. Powers

  • Differences in hip kinematics, muscle strength, and muscle activation between subjects with and without patellofemoral pain.

    Richard B Souza;Christopher M Powers

  • Management of Patellofemoral Pain Targeting Hip, Pelvis, and Trunk Muscle Function: 2 Case Reports

    Catherine L. Mascal;Robert Landel;Christopher Powers

  • 2016 Patellofemoral pain consensus statement from the 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Manchester. Part 1: Terminology, definitions, clinical examination, natural history, patellofemoral osteoarthritis and patient-reported outcome measures

    Kay M Crossley;Joshua J Stefanik;James Selfe;Natalie J Collins

  • Patellofemoral Kinematics During Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing Knee Extension in Persons With Lateral Subluxation of the Patella: A Preliminary Study

    Christopher M. Powers;Samuel R. Ward;Michael Fredericson;Marc Guillet

  • Situated learning in cross-functional virtual teams

    D. Robey;Huoy Min Khoo;C. Powers

  • Limited hip and knee flexion during landing is associated with increased frontal plane knee motion and moments.

    Christine D. Pollard;Susan M. Sigward;Christopher M. Powers

  • Change in Knee Cartilage Volume in Individuals Completing a Therapeutic Exercise Program for Knee Osteoarthritis

    Jason D. Woollard;Alexandra B. Gil;Patrick Sparto;C. Kent Kwoh

  • Patellofemoral stress during walking in persons with and without patellofemoral pain

    Jacklyn Heino Brechter;Christopher M Powers

  • The influence of gender on knee kinematics, kinetics and muscle activation patterns during side-step cutting.

    Susan M. Sigward;Christopher M. Powers

  • Quality indicators for the management and prevention of falls and mobility problems in vulnerable elders.

    Laurence Z. Rubenstein;Christopher M. Powers;Catherine H. MacLean

  • Rehabilitation of patellofemoral joint disorders: a critical review.

    Christopher M. Powers

  • Timing and Intensity of Vastus Muscle Activity During Functional Activities in Subjects With and Without Patellofemoral Pain

    Christopher M Powers;Robert Landel;Jacquelin Perry

  • Patellofemoral joint stress during stair ascent and descent in persons with and without patellofemoral pain

    Jacklyn Heino Brechter;Christopher M Powers

  • Predictors of Hip Internal Rotation During Running: An Evaluation of Hip Strength and Femoral Structure in Women With and Without Patellofemoral Pain

    Richard B. Souza;Christopher M. Powers

  • Femur Rotation and Patellofemoral Joint Kinematics: A Weight-Bearing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis

    Richard B. Souza;Christie E. Draper;Michael Fredericson;Christopher M. Powers

  • Patellofemoral pain: consensus statement from the 3rd International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat held in Vancouver, September 2013

    Erik Witvrouw;Michael J Callaghan;Joshua J Stefanik;Brian Noehren

  • Hip Muscle Strength Predicts Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Male and Female Athletes: A Prospective Study

    Khalil Khayambashi;Navid Ghoddosi;Rachel K. Straub;Christopher M. Powers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacquelin Perry
Jacquelin Perry University of Southern California
Frank G. Shellock
Frank G. Shellock University of Southern California
Thay Q. Lee
Thay Q. Lee University of California, Irvine
Irene S. Davis
Irene S. Davis Harvard University
Frank W. Roemer
Frank W. Roemer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Kay M. Crossley
Kay M. Crossley La Trobe University
John A. Lynch
John A. Lynch University of California, San Francisco
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University
Lara A. Boyd
Lara A. Boyd University of British Columbia
Cora E. Lewis
Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham

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